Facebook Created New Feature Called 'Status' Similar To Snapchat ‘Stories’

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Facebook Apps finally own or created features, which was first seen in Snapchat. This includes Instagram and Messenger and its effort work photo-sharing.

It was previously reported that Facebook was doing its best to copycat Snapchat. Consequently, it now acquired its Snapchat Stories-like feature for WhatsApp called Status and gave it encryption.

Status was first disclosed as a trial feature in November when screenshots emerged on an Android device exposing the tab between Chats and Calls. According to Daily Mail, this latest release of Facebook allows users to scrawl on photos or attach text and emojis exactly like Snapchat. It also includes share photos, GIFs, or videos superimposed with drawings, all ends after 24 hours.

The declaration of Facebook to duplicate Snapchat is not even profound. In fact, its aspiration to do the mimicry started some years ago. Meanwhile, Snapchat is currently working with its IPO.

In 2013, Facebook's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg offered $3 billion to procure Snapchat but was turned down. Since then, Facebook is making every effort to present the same features that were initially shown by Snapchat, The New York Times reported.

The Snapchat-like features offer a greater modification for WhatsApp as contrasted with Instagram. This is because the latter was already filled with photo-related objectives even before Snapchat came.

However, WhatsApp is the most used messaging app and its latest feature possibly indicates a completely new manner of using it. Aside from the traditional photo-sharing qualities of Status, it could as well cause burst of advertisements since it’s being new. Moreover, users will be rushing to use the platform connecting with friends around the world.

Unlike Snapchat, WhatsApp has no sales or business version but its smartphone app was sending millions of messages that vanish very quickly. It turns as a genuinely prompt service, rather than a never-ending record collector such as Twitter or Facebook.

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